13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) on engraving from 1857. German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist and violinist. Engraved by C.Cook and published in Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography,Great Britain,1857.

Inna Faliks was the first pianist to premiere this exciting cycle 13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg, variations on Bach’s Aria in its entirety in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. It was commissioned by the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival for her teacher Gilbert Kalish. The variations are an adventure on Bach’s eternal theme.